![]() You’ll likely fail again and again but it’s hard to get angry when Octodad is so damn loveable. There are a couple of chase scenes that really put what you have learnt to the test. I liked that the game starts you off doing simple tasks and slowly makes things more complicated as you progress. However, succeeding in these tasks undetected feels extremely satisfying. Climbing a ladder is no easy task and neither is making yourself a morning cup of coffee. You’re meant to feel like an Octopus would trying to blend in as a human and that’s exactly how it makes you feel. ![]() It’s so simple but it manages to be super effective due to the scenarios it places you win. Witnessing Octodad flail around causing all sorts of destruction is hilarious. It has been quite some time since any game has had me laughing as much as I did playing this. Still, the failure to simply walk in a straight line or constantly failing attempts to pick up a specific object is what makes Octodad so enjoyable. However, persevere and you’ll soon master them. Initially, the controls can feel complex which can lead to quite a bit of frustration. This makes even the most mundane of tasks a genuine challenge to accomplish. All of his limbs are controlled independently and there is a real emphasis on ragdoll physics. The antagonist of the game is the manic chef who obsessively seeks to expose the octopus’ secret or cook him.Ĭontrolling Octodad is the main hurdle you’ll have to get past if you are to have any hope of progressing. The gameplay largely revolves around the balance of keeping this charade alive while completing household chores, and evading his wife Scarlet’s increasing suspicion of her husband’s strange behaviour. In Octodad, the player is in control of an octopus posing as a human man with a normal, human family. Its origins have been described as “The idea was originally a joke”. Furthermore, it was created by a group of university students who went on to form developer & publisher Young Horses. ![]() It’s interesting to note the greater significance of the game in that it was one of the first to be greenlit by Steam after a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign. Well, here I am in 2018 and I finally got to experience it for myself. I remember thinking that it looked like silly fun. 4 years ago, I watched a gameplay video for a little game called Octodad: Dadliest Catch. ![]()
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